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CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. - Two towns in Pennsylvania have unusual candidates running for mayor - one is in prison and another is dead.

One of the New Cumberland mayoral candidates passed away last month, and one of Carlisle's mayoral candidates is in jail, , according to WPMT.

Two candidates are in the running for mayor of New Cumberland in Cumberland County. One is Republican Doug Morrow, the other is Democrat Natalie Gehosky. While Gehosky passed away in late October, her name still remains on the ballot.

Cumberland County Communications Director Rachel Bryson said "once the ballots are printed, we have no authority to take anyone's name off the ballot. The ballots were printed before this individual passed away, and we'd actually been sending them out through absentee ballots for about a month before her untimely death."

It's an unusual mayoral race for Cumberland County's Bureau of Elections to certify, should Gehosky posthumously win the contest.

"It's really up to the borough, at that point, following their code, their elections code on what would happen, if the deceased candidate were to be victorious. Then, the borough would follow their code on the next steps in the process," Bryson said.

In Carlisle, there are many campaign signs on the streets of the borough the day before Election Day. Democratic mayoral candidate Tim Scott is one of them. Signs for his Republican challenger Scott Robinson practically are no where to be found.

Robinson himself can be found at the Cumberland County Prison, awaiting trial on several charges including criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

Robinson also is still listed as a candidate on the ballot. It leaves Carlisle voters left to wonder what happens next if he wins.

"We certify the results here at our Bureau of Elections, and then we provide those results to Carlisle borough, at that point, they'll fall back onto their borough code," Bryson said.

These two Cumberland County contests for mayor present extenuating circumstances for voters.

It means voters might not be the ones to ultimately decide who fills those seats, should Gehosky or Robinson be the ones to win their race.

"It's definitely unusual. That is certainly, you don't expect this in an election, but it is a very unusual circumstance," Bryson said.